10-04-2025 10:07 AM
I started seeing a dark strip down the left side of my images, and when I turn my camera sideways, I see the white edge along the right side (while the black area is now at the bottom due to turning my camera right to left). I notice this edge when I use the LCD screen, and it is also present when I playback my images. I have not yet downloaded my images to see if it is there, but assuming it will be since I have images from this past weekend on there that do not have these areas. Does this mean that the mirrors have been moved?
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10-04-2025 12:46 PM - edited 10-04-2025 12:51 PM
Broken shutter is my guess. Remove the lens and take a look.
White area because the shutter doesn't close at the right time.
10-04-2025 12:51 PM
Are you using a lens hood if so is it the correct one for the lens. If not it looks like the shutter curtain is broken and needs replacement which is an expensive repair. But get a quote first before proceeding with repairs. You maybe looking at new camera at this point. Canon has discontinued DSLRs and lenses for that system. They have moved on to mirrorless cameras and lenses now.
10-04-2025 10:24 AM
I'm pretty sure that's just due to an image orientation setting. Download the images, then let us know if the problem is still there. I'm guessing that it will not be.
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10-04-2025 11:26 AM
Thank you, Gary. I did go ahead and down load them. When I first started out this morning, the first few images are just fine regardless of how the shot. Then, out of the blue, it started showing up with this dark area in the shot. At first, I thought it was the camera strap or something but - making sure it was out of the way, took the shot again and there was still this wierd black mass area. It's now resided itself to the side as I shoot horizontally. Then, a white area started to show up at the bottom of the shot along with that black area. Cleaned the lens, connection of camer to lens, went back out and took a few more shots. On some of the images, only the black showed. Then both and then for some reason, taking an immediate second shot, the second image did not have the white but the black remained. If you think it may still be an orientation setting, can you help me change that?
10-04-2025 11:28 AM
Can you post an example picture to see what’s going on. Descriptions can only help us to some degree.
10-04-2025 12:14 PM
I am hoping this will work - https://photos.app.goo.gl/YdcHxTfeKURytRPF6
This is a second set of two shots - one right after the other. White shows up the left side, black on top, but second immeditate shot- no white. https://photos.app.goo.gl/oFMWjkoQYXd5gh5D8
If you cannot open the links this way, I can try another.... thanks so much in advance for the help.
10-04-2025 12:46 PM - edited 10-04-2025 12:51 PM
Broken shutter is my guess. Remove the lens and take a look.
White area because the shutter doesn't close at the right time.
10-04-2025 12:51 PM
Are you using a lens hood if so is it the correct one for the lens. If not it looks like the shutter curtain is broken and needs replacement which is an expensive repair. But get a quote first before proceeding with repairs. You maybe looking at new camera at this point. Canon has discontinued DSLRs and lenses for that system. They have moved on to mirrorless cameras and lenses now.
10-04-2025 01:35 PM
Thank you so much for your help. I tried everything - even updated so, apparently, my shutter is broken. So sad. I use my cameras so much I wear them out. It started out so nice this morning and just out of the blue - boom. I will be shopping. Thanks again, all -
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